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NATHAN BILLSTEIN AND JAMES F. SN EDIKER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- VANIA; SAID SNEDIKER ASSIGNOR TO SAID BILLSTEIN.

PRINTING-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION lforming part of Letters Patent No. 414,791, dated November 12, 1889. l Application filed December 14, 1888. Serial No. 293,556. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that we, NATHAN BILLsTEIN and J AMES F. SNEDIKER, of the city and coun ty of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsyl- Vania, have invented an Improvement in Printing-Presses, of which the following is a specification. y

Our invention relates to printing-presses;

and it consists of certain' improvements,

lo which are fully set forth in the following specification, and shown in the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof.

Our invention is moreparticularly adapted to rotary presses for printing cards, envelopes,

or similar small articles where great rapidity is desired; and the object of vourinvention is to enhance the efficiency of such a press by increasing the rapidity with which it may perform its work. I-Ieretofore a large amount,

zo relatively, of timev was consumed in the act of feeding the articles to be printed to the press, and our invention is intended to greatly reduce the amount of labor required for this purpose by means of feeding mechanism and certain improvements in the impression and type cylinders, whereby the articles may be fed to the machine, printed, and delivered with great rapidity and-precision.

In our machine the articles to-be printed 3o are carried by certain feeding mechanism provided with suitable guides to the impression and type cylinders. The type-cylinder is provided with a type-form loosely secured to it and capable of falling slightly' outward be- 3 5 yond the surface of the cylinder for the purpose of receiving ink from the inking-cylinder without any portion of the surface of the type-cylinder coming in contact with the inking-cylinder, and thereby soiling the article 4o t-o bc printed. The impression-cylinder we 4 prefer to form cut away to facilitate the feeding, as hereinafter more fully set forth, so that only a small portion of its surface comes in contact with the type-cylinder, and only at the moment the article to be printed passes between the cylinders and receives an impression from the type.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a rotary printing-press embodying the 5o principles of our invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the saine through theline w of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is Y an end elevation of the same. Fig. l is a longitudinal sectional view of the type-cylinder. Fig. 5 is a sectional view through the line y y of Fig. 2.

A is the type-cylinder, and B the impression cylinder, carried, respectively, upon shafts a and b. The shafts of these cylinders are journaled, preferably, in uprights C by means of the boxes c, having the springs D 6o between them, and by means of adjustingscrews E, working against the upper boxes c, the cylinders may be adjusted to or from each other. The impression-cylinderB is cut away to form a cylinder-sector, so that only a portion of its surface during rotation will come in contact with the article passing between the cylinders A and B, and only during the period of making an impression. This cutting away of the impression-cylinder is to al- 7o lew the cards or envelopes to be fed to the impression-surfaces, and although we prefer to cut away the impression-cylinder to form a cylinder-sector itmay not be necessary `to cut away 'so large a portion for this purpose. 75

F is a feeding and guide table resting on the main frame of the machine G, and having an opening at about its center.

H is a shaft journaled in bearings hon the main frame of the machine over the portion 8o of the table F that isV cut away. This shaft is provided with a series of radial arms I, preferably extending from disks I', carried by the shaft H. These arms I are preferably provided with fingers or forked ends i to`re 85 ceive the card or envelope, as hereinafter more fully described. The table F may be provided with slots to allow these radial arms I to pass through it; or its central opening may be made sufficiently large f or this pur- 9o pose, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2." i We find it expedient also to use three 'sets of these radial arms I, and preferably four in eachl set, though this is not essential to our invention. 95

Jis a guide upon the table F to guide the cards or envelopes, and is adjustable horizontally thereon. When desirable, asecond side guide J, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2,upon the opposite side, may be employed. These roo guides may be made adjustable to Vor from each other to suit the exact size of the cards or envelopes to be printed, which are fed between them.

K is the inking-roller carried upon a shaft 7c, journaled in the upright C.

L is a distributing-roller running in contact with the inking-roller, and having a reciprocating motion (for the purpose of evenly dis- Io tributing the ink) imparted to it by the cam L and projection L2, working therein.

In practice we prefer to use an intermediate roller K between the ink-distributing roller L and the inkingroller K, as shown in i 5 Fig. 2, to prevent the wearing out of the soft surface of the inking-roller by the reciprocating movement of the distributing-roller; but this is not an essential feature of our invention.

`2o M is a gear-wheel upon the end of the shaft l) of the impression-cylinder gearing with a gear-wheel N on the shaft a of the type-cylinder.

The inking-roller K and the ink-distributing roller L are provided, respectively, with wheels O and P, gearing together, and the wheel O gears with the wheel N, whereby motion is imparted to the cylinders and rollers. Vhen the intermediate roller K isem- '3o ployed, as above described, an additional gear-wheel O2is used to impart motion to the roller K', but to allow it to be journaled` loosely.

Q is a crank pivoted to a disk or fixed arm 3 5 Q' on the end of the shaft a.

R is a link pivoted to the end of the crank i ject. As the shaft a rotates in the direction shown by the arrow, (see Fig. 5,) carrying with it the disk or parm Q', it will impart to the crank Q a backward-and-forward reciproeation, and thereby swing the link R backward and forward a quarter of a revolution. 5o The pawl S, engaging in one of the slots orindentations will impart to the sha-ft II and, radial arms I a quarter of a revolution upon the forward stroke of the crank Q, while on the backward stroke the pawl will -be freed from the slot or indentation and engage with the 'next, thereby imparting an interrupted rotationto the shaft Il and its radial arms I.

U is a friction-cluteh upon the end of the shaft H to prevent backward rotation.

6o A portion of the type-cylinder A is eut out to receive the type-forni or stereotype-plate \V, which is curved upon its face. This typeplate is loosely held in the cylinder by aprojecting edge c and screws X, which are adapted to retain the cut-away edges w of the plate, allowing slight freedom of movement up and down, so that when the plate is in its Ult lowest position the type will project beyond the surface of the cylinder, and coming in p contact with the inking-roller K will take ink 7o therefrom without any portion of the surface of the type-cylinder touching the inkingroller, whereby the envelope or card would be soiled.

It is found in practice that the weight of the stereotype-plate W affords sufieient pressure against the inking-roller to thoroughly ink it. The sides of the plate XV and of the portion of the type-cylinder cut ont to receive this plate are preferably formed straight, so 8o that the edges of the plate W are guided upon the edges of the portion cut away, and while the plate W is free to move vertically it is fixed laterally.

Motion is imparted to the machine through a band and band-wheel connected with the shaft a, or otherwise, as desired.

Frein the foregoing description of the meehanism the operation of the machine will be readily understood. 9o

The cards, envelopes, or other articles to be printed are fed by the operator to the radial armsI, which, as heretofore described,

are intermittently rotating. The side guide J permits this to be done with great rapidity and precision, andwhen two of these guides are used they are adjusted toward each other to suit the size of the cards or envelopes, which are guided between themto the radial arms I. The card or envelope is held in the fingers or roo forked ends `i and carried over by the rotation of the sllaft Il and fed between the impression and type cylinders, the former of which is cut away, as heretofore described, to offer no obstruction in the way of the card or envelope as it is carried around by the radial arms I. It is then seized between the surfaces of the type and impression cylinders and carried between them, receiving the impressionl` and the shaft Il remains motionless during the backward stroke of the crank Q until the card or envelope is carried from under the radial arms I, when upon the forward stroke of the arm Q it is again rotated a quarter of a revolution tobring the next card or envelope to the cylinders. With each rotation of the eylinderA the stereotype-plate or type-form W comes in contact with the inking-roller K.

lVhile we prefer to use three of the radial arms I in each set upon the shaft l-l, the central arm acts as a guide for the operator in placing the envelopes or cards upon the radial arms, and may therefore be made heavier than the arms upon the ends, or may be entirely dispensed with.

IVe do not limit ourselves to the mere details of construction which are here shown, as it is apparent that they may be Varied in many ways without departing from the principles of our invention.

What we claim as new, and wish to secure by Letters Patent. is-

l. In a rotary printing-press, an impression IIO cylinder in combination witha type-cylinder, and a rotatable carrier having supports for the articles to be printed, said supports moving in a curve while feeding the articles to the cylinders.

2. In a rotary printing-press, an impressioncylinder in combination with a type-cylinder, and a rotating carrier, substantially as described, to feed the articles to be printed between the cylinder with an intermittent motion.

3. Ina rotary printing-press, an impressioncylinder in combination with a type-cylinder, a rotating carrier, substantially as described, to feed the articles to be printed between the cylinders, and a connection between said type-cylinder and feeding mechanism to impart an intermittent rotation thereto.

4. In a rotary printing-press, an impressioncylinder having a portion of its surface cut away, in combination with a type-cylinder, and a rotating carrier, substantially as described, to feed the articles to be printed between the cylinders, provided with radial arms adapted to receive and carry the articles to be printed to the cylinder.

5. In a printing-press, the combination, with a type-form and an impression-surface, of a rotatable carrier having supports for the articles to be printed, said supports moving in a curve while carrying the articles to the type-form and impression-surface.

6. In a rotating press, the combination of an impression-cylinder with a type-cylinder having a portion of its surface recessed, and a vertically-movable gravityactuated typeform fitting in said recessed portion and free to move vertically therein as the type-,cylin- 1 der rotates, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. In a printing-press, a rotating type-cylinder provided with a type-plate loosely secured thereto, having the'faces of its type substantially even with the surface of the cylinder at the moment of making an impression, but adapted to fall slightly as the cylinder rotates to bring the faces of the type beyond the surface of the cylinder for the purpose of receiving ink from an inking-roller.

S. In a printing-press, a rotating type-cylinder provided with a-type-plate loosely secured thereto, havingthe faces of its type substantially even with the surface of the cylinder at the moment of making an impression, but adapted to fall slightly as the cylinder rotates to bring the faces of the type beyond the surface of the cylinder for the purpose of receiving ink from an inkingroller, in combination with an impressioncylinder, a portion of which is cut away, so that the surface thereof comes in contact with the type-cylinder only at the period of printing.

9. In a printing-press, a rotating type-cylinder provided with a type-plate loosely secured thereto, having the faces of its type substantially even with the surface of the cylinder at the moment of making an impression, but adapted to fall slightly as the cylinder rotates to bring the faces of the type beyond the surface of the cylinder for the purpose of receiving ink from an inking-roller, in combination with an impression-cylinder, a portion of which is cut away, so that the surface thereof comes in contact with type-cylinder only at the period of printing, and, means, substantially as described, to feed the articles to be printed to the cylinders intermittently.

10. In a printing-press, a rotating type-cylinder provided with a type-plate loosely secured thereto, having the faces of its type substantially even with the surface of the cylinder at the moment of making an impression, but adapted to fall slightly as the cylinder rotates to bring the faces of the type beyond the surface of the cylinder for the purpose of receiving ink from an inking-roller, in combination with an impression-cylinder, a portion of which is cut away, so that the surface thereof comes in contact with typecylinder only at the period of printing, and means, substantially as described, to feed the articles to be printed to the cylinders intermittently, consisting of the rotating shaft H, provided with the radial arms I.

11. The combination of a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder with the shaft H, having the radial arms I, and connections between said type-cylinder and shaft H, whereby the latter is intermittently rot-ated by the rotation of the former.

12. The combination of a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder having a portion of its surface cut away, with the shaft H, having the radial arms I, and connections between said type-cylinder and shaft H, consisting of the-crank Q, link R, carrying the pawl S, and disk T, iiXed to the shaft H, provided with indentations or slots t, in which the pawl S is adapted to en gage to intermittently rotate the shaft H.

13. -The combination of a type-cylinder and an impression-cylinder having a portion of its surface cut away, with the shaft H, having the radial arms I, connections between said type-cylinder and shaft H, whereby the latter is intermittently rotated by the rotation of the former, and an anti-friction device U to prevent backward rotation of the shaft H.

lll. In a rotary printing-press, the combination, with the impression-cylinder having a portion of its surface 'cut away, of the typecylinder, the horizontal guide-table F, provided with an opening, and rotating arms moving through said opening in the guidetable and adapted to carry the articles to be printed to the cylinders. y

15. In a rotary printing-press, the combination, with the impression-cylinder having a portion of its surface cut away, of the typecylinder, the horizontal guide-table F, provided with an opening, rotating arms moving through said opening in the guide-table and adapted to carry the articles to be printed to IOO IIO

the cylinders, and a Vertical side guide upon said table to assist the feeding of the articles to be printed to said rotating,v arms.

1G. In a rotary printing-press, the Combination, with the impression-ey1inder having a portion of its surface out away, of the typecylinder, the horizontal guide-table F, provided with an opening, rotating arms moving' through said opening in the guide-table and adapted to carry the articles to be printed to the eylinders,a11d mechanism,substantiallyT as d eseribed, operated by one of said cylinders to intermittently rot-ate said radial arms.

17. In a rota-ry pri ntin g-press, the combinationnritli the impression-cylinder having a portion of its Surface out away.J oli' the type- Cylinder, the borizolital guide-table l?, provided with an opening, rotating arms through said opening in the guide-table and adapted to carry the articles to be printed to the ey1- inders, and vertical side guides arranged upon said table and adjustable to Jr from each other to assist the feeding of the articles to be printed to said rotating arms.

In testimony of which invention we llereunto Set our hands.

NATHAN lilLl'ii'llClN. JAMES l SNEDIKER.

Witnesses:

ERNEST HOWARD llUN'rnu, E. M. I-REeKnNnmn. 

